Section 8 — Care of Children Act 2004: Interpretation

8 Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— certified copy , in relation to an order of a Court, means a copy certified by the proper officer of the Court to be a true copy of the order chief executive means the chief executive of the Department child means a person under the age of 18 years contact , in relation to a child, includes all forms of direct and indirect interaction with the child country includes any State, territory, province, or other part of a country Court means a Court having jurisdiction in the proceedings, under section 125 day-to-day care includes care that is provided only for 1 or more specified days or parts of days de facto partner [Repealed] de facto partner: this definition was repealed, as from 1 July 2005, by section 3 Care of Children Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 5). de facto relationship [Repealed] de facto relationship: this definition was repealed, as from 1 July 2005, by section 3 Care of Children Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 5). Department means the department for the time being responsible for the administration of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 faxed copy , in relation to a warrant issued under this Act, means a copy of the warrant that is produced by a fax machine, computer, or other electronic device when the warrant is sent by facsimile transmission guardian and guardianship have the meanings given to them by section 15 High Court includes a Judge of that Court lawyer has the meaning given to it by section 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 litigation guardian — (a) has the same meaning as the expression guardian ad litem ; and (b) in section 31(2)(e) , includes a next friend overseas parenting order — (a) means an order made by a court in a prescribed overseas country, being— (i) an order relating to the role of providing day-to-day care for, or contact with, a child; or (ii) an order that varies or discharges or is made in substitution for an order in subparagraph (i) ; but (b) does not include— (i) an interim order or an order made without notice; or (ii) an order made by a court in a prescribed overseas country and that varies or discharges or is made in substitution for an order, made in New Zealand, that is registered or is otherwise enforceable in the prescribed overseas country parenting order means an order under section 48(1) partner of a parent [Repealed] partner of a parent: this definition was repealed, as from 1 July 2005, by section 3 Care of Children Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 5). prescribed means prescribed by rules of Court, regulations, or Order in Council prescribed overseas country means— (a) Australia; or (b) any State or Territory of Australia; or (c) any other country outside New Zealand that is declared by Order in Council to be a prescribed overseas country for the purposes of this Act; and, for the purposes of this paragraph, the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau must each be treated as a country outside New Zealand Registrar-General has the meaning given to it by section 2 of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995 role of providing day-to-day care for a child — (a) means the role, under this Act, an order under this Act, or an order made by a court in a prescribed overseas country, of providing day-to-day care for the child; and (b) includes, while exercising that role, exclusive responsibility for the child's day-to-day living arrangements Secretary means the Secretary for Justice Social Worker means a person employed under Part 5 of the State Sector Act 1988 in the Department as a Social Worker. spouse or partner of a parent means, in relation to a child, a person who is not the child's parent but— (a) who is or has been married to, or in a civil union or de facto relationship with, a parent of the child; and (b) who shares responsibility for the child's day-to-day care with the parent. Compare: 1968 No 63 s 2 Section 8 lawyer : substituted, on 1 August 2008, by section 348 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (2006 No 1). spouse or partner of a parent: this definition was inserted, as from 1 July 2005, by section 3 Care of Children Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 5).